Ēģipte
See also: Egipte and Ēģiptē
Latvian
Ēģipte (Āfrikā)
Ēģiptes karogs
Etymology
Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin Ægyptus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “temple of the ka of Ptah”) (whose Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫikuptaḫ)), initially referring to Ptah’s temple in the city of Memphis, a capital during the Middle Kingdom.
Proper noun
Ēģipte f (5th declension)
- Egypt (a country in northeastern Africa; capital: Cairo)
- Ēģiptes karogs ― the flag of Egypt
- Ēģiptē ir sauss klimats ― (there) is dry climate in Egypt (= the climate of Egypt is dry)
- nozīmīgs Ēģiptes dabas resurss ir Nīlas upe ― an important natural resource of Egypt is the Nile river
- (historical) Egypt (civilization which flourished along the Nile river in Antiquity)
- Egypt (a village in Latvia, near the border with Lithuania)
- 'Ēģipte ir ciems Daugavpils novada Medumu pagastā ― Egypt is a village in the Medumi parish of the Daugavpils municipality
Declension
Declension of Ēģipte (5th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | Ēģipte | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | Ēģipti | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | Ēģiptes | — |
| dative (datīvs) | Ēģiptei | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | Ēģipti | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | Ēģiptē | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | Ēģipte | — |
Synonyms
- Ēģiptes Arābu Republika
Related terms
- ēģiptietis, ēģiptiete
- ēģiptisks